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RHD facing challenges due to uncontrolled traffic hike

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is facing tremendous challenges in carrying out road development and maintenance work due to what its officials said 'uncontrolled increase in traffic with vehicles of different speeds and spaces'.The state agency is facing pressure to manage 13 types of vehicles during road construction and...

CEPZ factory fire under control

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 17: The devastating fire that broke out at the Adams Caps and Textile Limited in Zone 5 of the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) was brought under control after 17 hours. Jasim Uddin, Deputy Assistant Director of Chattogram Fire Service and Civil Defence at the Agrabad office in...

190 out of 500 bhoris of looted gold recovered; DB arrests four

The Detective Branch (DB) police have arrested four individuals for their alleged involvement in stealing gold ornaments from a shop at Fortune Shopping Mall in the capital's Malibagh. Dhaka Metropolitan Police's (DMP) Additional Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam disclosed the development to the media at a press briefing on Friday....

Experts focus on launching updated pneumonia vaccine

Experts from leading health institutions emphasised introducing an updated pneumococcal vaccine to ensure better protection and improved health outcomes for Bangladeshi children. They also focused on optimising vaccine-induced protection against circulating pneumococcal serotype and addressing the emerging challenge of serotype replacement.They gave the opinions at a icddr,b roundtable on 'Introducing...

EWU hosts Lit-Carnival 2025

The Department of English at East West University (EWU) hosted its annual inter-university literary competition, Foodi Presents EWU Lit-Carnival 2025, on Thursday at the university campus in the city, according to a press release.This day-long celebration drew more than 200 participants and visitors from 22 public and private universities across...

IUB to organise ICEBTM 2025 on Nov 14-15

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) will host the International Conference on Economics, Business and Technology Management (ICEBTM 2025) on November 14-15, at The Westin Dhaka.The conference will focus on "Sustainability Focused Industry Trends in Global Research." Organised by IUB's School of Business and Entrepreneurship (SBE), the conference will gather academics, researchers...

HSC: 39 students with disabilities pass under Rajshahi board

RAJSHAHI, Oct 17 (BSS); A total of 54 students with disabilities appeared in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations under the Rajshahi Education Board. Of them, 39 passed, and 5 students secured GPA-5.Additionally, 6 students from various prisons took part in the exams, with 3 of them passing.The information...

Another youth dies at CMCH

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 17 (BSS): Another youth, who was injured in an AC explosion at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), succumbed to his injuries on Friday while undergoing treatment at the hospital.The victim is Md Mishkat (28), a resident of Baharchhara in Banshkhali.He and two other technicians from Bangladesh Power...

Milestone College achieves 99.83pc pass rate in HSC

Students of Milestone College have achieved outstanding results in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Examination 2025 under the Dhaka Education Board, according to a press release.This year, a total of 2,981 students from both Bangla Medium and English Version streams appeared for the examination. The overall pass rate stands at...

Weather (2025-10-18)

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Barishal and Chattogram divisions. Weather may remain mainly dry with cloudy sky elsewhere across the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday). Day temperature may fall slightly and night temperature may remain unchanged. The highest...

UGC to launch mental health services for students from Nov

The University Grants Commission (UGC) will launch mental health services for the university students starting in November, reports BSS.UGC member Professor Dr. Mohammad Anwar Hossain confirmed that the service will be provided in phases to 10,000 students across 22 universities."The module on student mental health protection has already been finalised,"...